Cristiano Ronaldo tried to convince Vincent Aboubakar to stay at Al-Nassr in the summer after his arrival from Manchester United complicated things.
Ronaldo signed for the Saudi Arabian side at the start of 2023 after agreeing to a £172million-a-year contract. His blockbuster arrival in Riyadh had implications for Al-Nassr’s other foreign players, with every club only allowed eight on their books.
Al-Nassr had to sell one of their foreign players to make room for the 38-year-old superstar and Aboubakar appeared the obvious choice. The Cameroon international only had six months left on his contract with the club and plays in the same position as Ronaldo.
